Let God Guide Your Sex Life

Introduction

(Read 1 Thess. 4:3-8)

For many people—especially those of the younger generations—it’s passages like this that are a real ...

Glorify God in Your Body

Introduction

As we have seen through looking at the early Christians in Corinth, we see that so much of what they dealt with is the same thing that we ...

God's Plan for Your Body

Introduction

I often need to fix and repair things, but I'm not very good with nails. I'm even worse with screws, and there are some things ...

It's Just Sex!

Introduction

I'm starting a four week series on sex, marriage, and singleness. My text for this series will be 1 Corinthians 6:12-7:40, where Paul addresses ...

The Intimate Marriage

Introduction

This week we're talking about intimacy and the role that sex plays within marriage. Paul writes extensively about sex to the Christians living ...

The Lasting Marriage

Introduction

In 25 years of pastoral ministry I've done close to 200 weddings. I always spend several hours with these couples trying to prepare them not ...

Broken and Compromised

Introduction

The people of Israel believed they had their perfect king, a man they thought could do no wrong. But David was just like all of us—a ...

"Gay" Myths

Homosexuality is probably the most emotionally divisive issue facing our nation. It's a hot topic, as a range of Newsweek covers on the issue suggests: January ...

A Heartbeat from Disaster

Introduction

In this particular passage of Scripture, the nation of Israel, to the north, has fallen so far from God's desire and purpose that he has ...

Do You Like Where You Live?

From the editor

Here's a sermon from the old Preaching Today Audio archives that we've never put on our site until today. What is striking is how relevant ...

A Man Like Us and a God Who Lives

Introduction

Elijah is one of the Bible's most dramatic characters, because he experienced the light of God's presence even when everything around him ...

Beyond Will and Grace

Texts: Genesis 1:1–2:28; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; Romans 1:24–26; 1 Corinthians 6:9
Topic: What should we think about homosexuality?

Patrol Your Pleasures

Introduction

When I ask you to give me an adjective that describes Jesus of Nazareth, what comes to mind for you? How many of you instantly thought of ...

What's a Single to Do?

Oneness, the Bible says, is where two people in a miraculous, God designed way, become one. It is a beautiful thing. Dating is designed to prepare you ...

When to Flee: No One Is Impervious to Sin

Text: Colossians 3:5-10
Topic: What to do when you encounter temptation.

In Focus on the Family we have a crisis number for pastors and Christian leaders. ...

Don't You Believe It! The Myth of No-Consequence Sex

Introduction:

Today we're looking at the seventh of the Ten Commandments—"You shall not commit adultery." I will admit to you that I approach this ...

Walking in Love

Introduction:

One of the most common metaphors in the NT for living a life of obedience to God and service to others is "walking the walk." Paul uses ...

Combining Conviction and Compassion

What does the Bible teach about homosexuality? Since I have been at this church, I have had to answer this question as well as a number of related questions ...

Avoiding the Fatal Attraction

The dictionary defines lust this way: "An intense or unrestrained sexual craving." There are some secondary meanings. Sometimes it's used to mean an overwhelming ...

When Fantasy Becomes Reality

Proverbs 7:6—15 (nlt): 

I was looking out the window of my house one day and saw a simpleminded young man who lacked common sense. He was crossing ...